My 2016 version of the C650GT has the Side View Assist to help cover the blind spot in the mirrors.
However, the SVA simply doesn’t work for me. I get too many false warnings, especially when cornering, and I find it less than 100% reliable when warnings would be useful and, with a limit of 50mph, it does not work for most multiple lane riding. So, I went looking for a decent add-on blind spot mirror.
The most used and most widely reviewed one I could find for bikes is the RiderScan. The RiderScan is an excellent mirror but I found that its angle was simply too wide: for me it gave too much info’ with too little detail.
The mirror that I chose in the end is the HR10410601 mirror from the German company of Herbert Richter, available on Amazon for around $15 delivered locally.
The mirror is glass and excellent quality. It is 111mm x 42mm (4.4” x 1.7”) and it is convex in both the long and short dimensions. The mirror is on a short bendable swan-neck that ends in a lever-operated suction clamp similar to suction-mounted SatNavs. Once ‘levered’ onto a flat surface, I found it near-impossible to remove without releasing the lever again. A 3M-VHB-backed disc is also supplied so that none smooth or slightly none-flat surfaces can still be used. There are no swivel-ball joints and as a result the mirror is very stable when set.
The mirror has an approximate angle of view of 90 degrees that is still a bit wider than I would want ideally but that is still really useable.
For now, I am clamping it on for rides and removing it once parked, which is a bit of a pain but I suspect I will eventually mount it permanently using more 3-M-VHB tape.
I have not had it long enough to comment on longevity but it has a good quality ‘feel’ to it.
The mirror is shown mounted onto my new CalSci screen using the supplied mounting disc stuck in place.
However, the SVA simply doesn’t work for me. I get too many false warnings, especially when cornering, and I find it less than 100% reliable when warnings would be useful and, with a limit of 50mph, it does not work for most multiple lane riding. So, I went looking for a decent add-on blind spot mirror.
The most used and most widely reviewed one I could find for bikes is the RiderScan. The RiderScan is an excellent mirror but I found that its angle was simply too wide: for me it gave too much info’ with too little detail.
The mirror that I chose in the end is the HR10410601 mirror from the German company of Herbert Richter, available on Amazon for around $15 delivered locally.
The mirror is glass and excellent quality. It is 111mm x 42mm (4.4” x 1.7”) and it is convex in both the long and short dimensions. The mirror is on a short bendable swan-neck that ends in a lever-operated suction clamp similar to suction-mounted SatNavs. Once ‘levered’ onto a flat surface, I found it near-impossible to remove without releasing the lever again. A 3M-VHB-backed disc is also supplied so that none smooth or slightly none-flat surfaces can still be used. There are no swivel-ball joints and as a result the mirror is very stable when set.
The mirror has an approximate angle of view of 90 degrees that is still a bit wider than I would want ideally but that is still really useable.
For now, I am clamping it on for rides and removing it once parked, which is a bit of a pain but I suspect I will eventually mount it permanently using more 3-M-VHB tape.
I have not had it long enough to comment on longevity but it has a good quality ‘feel’ to it.
The mirror is shown mounted onto my new CalSci screen using the supplied mounting disc stuck in place.
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